Athlon II X2 265 vs Phenom X4 9850 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X2 265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2605
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.64
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.16
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Regor (2009−2013)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)21 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$83

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X2 265 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size285 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors450 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X2 265 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM2+AM3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X2 265 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X2 265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X2 265.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom X4 9850 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon II X2 265, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

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